Acting
Sheb Wooley
1921-2003
Known for Hoosiers, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
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Born04/10/1921
Died09/16/2003
AgeDied at 82
BirthplaceErick, Oklahoma, USA
DepartmentActing
Biography
Shelby Fredrick "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He recorded a series of novelty songs including the 1958 hit rock and roll comedy single "The Purple People Eater"[1] and under the name Ben Colder the country hit "Almost Persuaded No. 2". As an actor, he portrayed Cletus Summers, the principal of Hickory High School and assistant coach in the 1986 film Hoosiers; Ben Miller, brother of Frank Miller in the film High Noon; Travis Cobb in The Outlaw Josey Wales, and scout Pete Nolan in the television series Rawhide.
Movie Credits
Hoosiers (1986)
Uphill All the Way (1986)
Man Without a Star (1955)
Rocky Mountain (1950)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Hellgate (1952)
Distant Drums (1951)
Little Big Horn (1951)
The War Wagon (1967)
Trooper Hook (1957)
Arrow In The Dust (1954)
High Noon (1952)
Silverado (1985)
Terror in a Texas Town (1958)
The Dollmaker (1984)
Giant (1956)
The Lusty Men (1952)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
Rose Marie (1954)
Johnny Guitar (1954)
PT 109 (1963)
Fort Worth (1951)
A Goofy Movie (1995)
The Big Brawl (1980)
Apache Drums (1951)
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
